The 8th Parliament of the Province of Canada was in session from August 1863 to August 1866. Elections for the Legislative Assembly were held in the

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in August 1863. The first session sat from 13 August 1863 to 15 October 1863. Sessions were held in

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until the fourth session 8 August 1865 to 18 September 1865. The fifth and last session was held in

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in the newly completed Parliament building 8 June 1866 to 15 August 1866.Journals of the Legislative Assembly 1866 https://www.canadiana.ca/view/oocihm.9_00952_26/5 The

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of this parliament was

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. This was also the last session of the

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. Following Confederation in the following year, it was succeeded by 1st Legislative Assembly of Ontario in

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, the 1st Quebec Legislature, and the 1st Canadian Parliament in

. Most members went on to become elected in the Canadian House of Commons, while other served at provincial level, appointed to the

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, provincial Lieutenant Governor, government posts or simply retired from politics altogether.

Canada East

Canada West

References

*''Upper Canadian politics in the 1850s'', Underhill (and others), University of Toronto Press (1967)

External links

Ontario's parliament buildings ; or, A century of legislation, 1792-1892 : a historical sketch

Assemblée nationale du Québec (French)
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